A special Cabinet meeting is to be held in the coming days on the Avant-Garde controversy, government sources said.

This comes following the heated exchange in the Cabinet meeting last evening, when Dr. Rajitha Senaratne and Patali Champika Ranawaka had criticized Law and Order Minister Tilak Marapana.

They accused Marapana of trying to make a serious matter appear trivial and questioned him being the lawyer of the Avant-Garde Maritime Securities company.

Senaratne also pointed out that even the President and the Prime Minister have been accused of helping the covering-up of the incident. However, President Maithripala Sirisena informed that he has nothing against the inquiries into the Avant-Garde floating armoury.

Law and Order Minister Tilak Marapana was criticized for his assertion that the Police had raided the floating armoury to 'score points'.

Several other Cabinet Ministers have criticized the conduct of Marapana.